Ride-on lawnmower accidents causing significant torso and extremity injuries in childhood: Case report and review

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1345-1347

  Hendrickson, Richard J ^a,b   Janik, Joseph P ^a   Janik, Joseph S ^a   Goldberg, Joshua ^b   Georgopoulos, Gaia ^a   Bensard, Denis D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LAWNMOWER; LIMB INJURY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRUNK;

EID: 3142550558     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000035088.44723.C5     Document Type: Review

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